#vetblr
One of my favourite Tumblr experiences is:
Medblr: makes post with genuine statements and questions
Vetblr: how fast can we derail this with weird animal shit?
Weird animal shit is the best.
It’s a symbiosis or something…
…this meme is for me and the weird outlets I have at work :|
I think a lot about what people think we do with their animals after they leave the clinic, and I wish I could assure them I treat their animal with the same respect I did my own.
Euthanasia appointments are so difficult and we aren’t really prepared for them by school, in the sense that those appointments are more about dealing with the owners almost more than the animal.
Anyway I always think about this minor character in a Hellraiser sequel no one has seen when I try to explain why I talk to the animals on the way to the freezer.
Every time I post anything related to wildlife rehab from work I spend the next at a week fighting the urge to constantly post things about how Also The General Public Should Not Be Interacting With Wildlife and I Am A Vetmed Professional because I am terrified of accidently contributing to people thinking wild animals make cute pets
Don’t get me started on nutrition or the idea that we’re paid off by specific pet food companies to endorse them. Explaining the basic requirements of pets & having GrAiN fReE screamed at you over the internet. It is not worthy of our brain space or time.
right? people really get so defensive when you try to explain that grain free diets are being linked to a rise in dilated cardiomyopathy.
hii friends - this week has been a lot sunnier for me, I’m still feeling a little tired but it was nice to take some time out of my day to relax, sleep in, and just slow down. Today’s mostly chill, just finished up the last bit of uni work that i had. Now I’m going hiking with a friend and in the evening I might film a video for my YouTube, it’s probably going to be about what to expect from vet school - if you have any suggestions for what you want to see from me I’d love to hear them :D
As always message me/send me asks with your questions because I love hearing from everyone and it always makes me smile :) hope everyone is having a lovely Friday <3
♫ positions, Ariana Grande
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Something I wrote up before starting third year - it’s really been helping me to memorise parasite IDs and come to a diagnosis a bit quicker!!
As always if you guys have asks or just need a quick chat, feel free to message me - I love hearing from everyone <3 You can also find my youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l5zA9DuLfg
♫ Froot, Marina
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A Week In (Online) Vet School!
I did a thing and vlogged my week at vet school.. this is before we had a big house move so if you guys wanna check it out please do!
blueberries are serotonin hehe.. I will post what that study plan looked like all filled up in a couple days so keep your eyes out for that! First day of third year and I’m already backed up with work work work - but I’m okay with that. If anything I love it ;)
I’m excited to get back to real life school in January but I’m wondering how I’ll adjust. We’re moving houses soon so that will be a whole journey as well hehe. Change is what you make of it :P
As always, drop in my asks with questions or shoot me a message about how online school is going for y’all - I literally LOVE hearing from everyone all the time <3
♫ City of Stars - Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
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Posting the backlog of all my drafts… you guys third year starts next year and I am so EXCITED but also nervous but mostly excited but also getting in my last Netflix binge and going for a leisurely swim. Gonna hit the beach tomorrow because tomorrow night I have my ‘welcome to third year’ lecture and I’m positively BUZZING!
This post was a trainwreck. Sending love out regardless ;) As always, drop in my asks with questions or shoot me a message about how online school is going for y’all - I literally LOVE hearing from everyone all the time <3
♫ Friday I’m In Love - Phoebe Bridgers cover
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sunny planning! Made a revision plan for until third year starts, and now I’m racing to catch up on all that revision I feel like I didn’t do last year. Weirdly obsessed with blueberries this week - antioxidants pair well with the caffeine, lol :P
As always send in asks/questions/comments/messages, even if it’s just about your day or you need someone to chat to :) I love hearing from you guys!!
♫ the 1, Taylor Swift
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New paper from one of our ECC residents found that prazosin administration may actually be associated with an increased risk of recurrent urethral obstruction. Well, guess I’d better stop using prazosin for urethral spasm…
So, I’ve noticed a trend at my new clinic wherein more than one technician has been notating blood pressures like this:
“100, 102, 103 MAP 101″
And I am confused. They’re getting blood pressures with a doppler and it is highly questionable whether or not you can obtain a true diastolic measurement with the doppler, so I’m not sure how they’re doing this.
Unless… they think the MAP is just the average of the three systolic measurements? I was always taught that MAP = DBP + 1/3(SBP-DBP). Am I wrong? The training coordinator is doing this too, so it must be -ME- that is incorrect here. Help!
